We just wanted to share with parents the Excessive Absences language that impacts the attendance of our students. The following is from the Bryan City Schools Board Policy.

Excessive Absences

When a student of compulsory school age is absent from school with combined non-medical excused absences and unexcused absences in excess of thirty-eight (38) or more hours in one (1) school month, or sixty-five (65) or more hours in a school year, that student is considered excessively absent from school. Religious expression days that have been approved by the Principal in accordance with this policy will not be considered for the purpose of determining whether a student is excessively absent. The District or school shall notify the child's parent or guardian of the child's absences, in writing, within seven (7) school days after the date of the absence that triggered the notice requirement. At the same time written notice is given, any appropriate intervention action listed herein may be taken.

A student may have an excused absence for medical reasons, such as personal illness or medical visit, subject to the following rules. A student may have up to ten (10) medically excused absences without a doctor’s note, but with a phone call from a parent/guardian. This policy will be extended beyond ten (10 ) days if the student or someone in the student’s family is in quarantine due to a recognized pandemic/epidemic (e.g., COVID-19) or experiencing symptoms of the pandemic/epidemic. A medical excuse for personal illness will be accepted in the form of a doctor’s note within five (5) school days of the absence or parent call-in on the day of the absence due to illness or doctor’s visit.

The following “medical excuses” will not count toward a student’s excessive absence hours: (1) personal illness; (2) illness in the family necessitating the presence of the child; (3) quarantine of the home; (4) health care provider appointments (doctor, dentist, mental health provider, etc.); (5)  medically-necessary leave for a pregnant student in accordance with Policy 5751; (6) death in the family; or (7) other set of circumstances the Superintendent deems on a case-by-case basis to be a good and sufficient cause for medical absence from school.

Attention Seniors

The Guidance staff has talked to students about their schedules for 2025-2026. One thing they asked students to consider was Summer school. If you are still interested, here are the details for summer school. Contact Mrs. Lupo at mlupo@bryanschools.net if you would still like to register.

2025-2026 FAFSA IS OPEN FOR ALL STUDENTS

ACT Info

Register (or find more information) at www.actstudent.org.  The first time you register for the test will take approximately 45 minutes.  The ACT is an optional test used by colleges.

Items to consider:

1. 504/IEP students may be eligible for special testing. 

2. The Ohio State University, Miami University, Univ of Dayton, Univ of Cincinnati, and NCAA and require scores to come directly from ACT.  If these schools are added at registration time, it is free.  Scores sent AFTER testing will be $19 per college, per test date.

3. Students that qualify for free/reduced lunch, you are eligible for a registration fee waiver. Please see Mrs. Bassett for one.

JUNIORS - the following ACT tests are available this year

• February 25th - state mandated during the school day - FREE

• April 5th - not given at BHS, but check Defiance or Archbold

• April 8th - in-house test during a school day; more details to come

• June 14th

• July 12th - not given at BHS, but check Defiance 

SENIORS - if you took the October ACT or December ACT and improved your score, we can resend your student transcript to the colleges that you have applied for increased scholarship opportunities.  You will need to notify Mrs. Bassett of the improvement and what colleges she need to send the scores to.

If taking the ACT, you must upload a photo to your admission ticket prior to test day.  You only need to upload the photo once.

If you have ANY questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Mrs. Bassett would like to stress with those completing scholarships: When making a "copy" of the scholarship applications, please make sure you save them to your own drive. Many of you have saved the scholarships to that folder.  You don't need the class to have access to edit your applications!

Bryan High School and Four County Career Center are proud to announce the following students have been selected as Student of the Month at Four County Career Center. They are junior - Kelby Yates (Computer Design /3-D Modeling) and senior Braydon Buchanan (Veterinary Assisting)

This recognition reflects their hard work, commitment, and positive attitude both in and out of the classroom.

Congratulation to these BHS and Four County Career Center Seniors who were placed in jobs around Williams County: